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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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