Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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