Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates 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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