Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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