Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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