Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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