Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the 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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