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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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