Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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