Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important 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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