Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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