Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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