Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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