Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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