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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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