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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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