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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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