Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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