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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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