Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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