Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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