Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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