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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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