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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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