Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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