Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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