Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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