Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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