Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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