Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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