Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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