Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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