Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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