Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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