Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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