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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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