Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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