Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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