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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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