Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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