Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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