Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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