Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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