Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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