Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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