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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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