Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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