Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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