Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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