Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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