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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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