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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores 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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