Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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