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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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