Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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