Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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