Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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