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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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