Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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