Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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