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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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