Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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