Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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