Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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