Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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