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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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