Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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