Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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