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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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