Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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