Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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