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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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