Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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