Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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