Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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