Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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