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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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