Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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