Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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