Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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