Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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