Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the 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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