Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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