Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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