Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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