Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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