Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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