Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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