Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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