Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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