Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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