Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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