Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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