Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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