Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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