Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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