Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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