Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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