Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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