Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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