Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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