Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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