Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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