Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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