Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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