Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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