Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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