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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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