Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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