Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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