Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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