Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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