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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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