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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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