Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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