Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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