Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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