Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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