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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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