Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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