Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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