Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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