Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major 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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