Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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