Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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