Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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