Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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