Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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