Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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