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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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