Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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