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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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