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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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