Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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