Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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