Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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