Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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