Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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