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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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