Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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