Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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