Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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