Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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