Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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