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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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