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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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