Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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