Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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