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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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