Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key 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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