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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major 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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