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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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