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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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