Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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