Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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