Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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