Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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