Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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