Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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