Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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