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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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