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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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