Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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