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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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