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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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