Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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