Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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