Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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