Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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