Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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