Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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