Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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