Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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