Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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