Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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