Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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