Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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