Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the 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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