Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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