Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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