Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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