Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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