Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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