Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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