Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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