Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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