Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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