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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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