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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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