Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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