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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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