Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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