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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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