Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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