Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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