Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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