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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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