Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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