Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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