Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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