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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key 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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