Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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