Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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