Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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