Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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