Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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