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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the 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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