Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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