Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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