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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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