Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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