Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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