Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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