Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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