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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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