Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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