Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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