Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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