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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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