Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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