Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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