Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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