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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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