Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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