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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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