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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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