Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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