Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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