Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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