Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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