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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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