Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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