Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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