Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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