Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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