Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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