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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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