Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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