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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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