Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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