Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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