Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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