Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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