Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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