Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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