Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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