Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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