Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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