Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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