Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews 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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