Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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