Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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