Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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