Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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