Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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