Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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