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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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