Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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