Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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