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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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