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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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