Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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