Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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