Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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