Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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