Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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