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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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