Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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