Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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