Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need 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 topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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