Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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