Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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