Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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