Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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