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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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