Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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