Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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