Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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