Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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