Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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