Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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