Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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