Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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