Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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