Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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