Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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