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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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