Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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