Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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