Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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