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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive 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 manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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