Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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