Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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