Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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