Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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