Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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