Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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