Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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