Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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