Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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