Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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