Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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