Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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