Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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