Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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