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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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