Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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