Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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