Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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