Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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