Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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