Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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