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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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