Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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