Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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