Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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