Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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