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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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