Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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