Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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