Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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