Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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