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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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