Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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