Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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