Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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