Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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