Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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