Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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