Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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