Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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