Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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