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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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