Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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