Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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