Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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