Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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