Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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