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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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