Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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