Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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