Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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