Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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