Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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