Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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