Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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