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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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