Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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