Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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