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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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