Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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