Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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