Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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