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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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