Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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