Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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