Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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