Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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