Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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