Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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