Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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