Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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