Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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