Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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