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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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