Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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