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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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