Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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