Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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