Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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