Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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