Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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