Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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