Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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