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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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