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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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