Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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