Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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