Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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