Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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