Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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