Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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