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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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