Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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