Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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