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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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