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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates 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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