Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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