Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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