Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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