Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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