Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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