Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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