Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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