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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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