Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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