Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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