Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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