Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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