Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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