Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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