Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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