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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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