Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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