Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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