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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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