Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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