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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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