Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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