Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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