Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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