Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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