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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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