Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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