Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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