Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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