Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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