Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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