Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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