Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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