Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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