Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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