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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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