Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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