Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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