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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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