Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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