Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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