Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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