Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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