Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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