Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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