Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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