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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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