Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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