Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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