Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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