Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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