Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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