Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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