Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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