Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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