Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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