Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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