Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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