Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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