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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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