Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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