Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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