Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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