Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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