Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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