Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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