Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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