Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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