Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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