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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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