Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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