Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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