Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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