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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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