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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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