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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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