Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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