Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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