Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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