Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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