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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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