Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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