Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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