Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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