Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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