Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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