Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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