Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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