Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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