Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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