Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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