Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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