Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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