Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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