Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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