Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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