Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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