Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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