Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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