Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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