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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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