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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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