Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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