Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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