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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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