Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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