Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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