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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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