Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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