Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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