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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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