Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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