Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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