Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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