Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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