Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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