Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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