Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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