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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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