Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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