Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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