Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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