Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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