Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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