Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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